The Korean Railway Workers' Union said on the 19th that if there is no change in the government's position on performance-based pay, it will launch a general strike starting at 9 a.m. on the 23rd.

Trains run normally at Seoul Station as passengers move through the station. /Courtesy of News1.

The union held a press conference at Seoul Station that day and said, "We are not asking for higher wages, only that the same standards as other public institutions be applied."

Earlier, the union urged the government to pay performance-based bonuses next year based on 100% of base pay. The government is currently paying them based on 80% of base pay.

The government has partially reflected the union's demand and is said to be submitting an agenda item to the Public Institution Management Committee on the 23rd to pay next year's performance-based bonuses based on 90% of base pay. However, the union is sticking to 100%.

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